Historical Sociolinguistics

Historical Sociolinguistics: Language Change in Tudor and Stuart England is the seminal text in the field of historical sociolinguistics. Demonstrating the real-world application of sociolinguistic research methodologies, this book examines the social factors which promoted linguistic changes in English, laying the foundation for Modern Standard English. This revised edition of Nevalainen and Raumolin-Brunberg’s ground-breaking work includes new chapters on language change and the individual, and on newly developed sociolinguistic research methods. Historical Sociolinguistics is essential reading for all students and researchers in this area.